- Elevation, modelled
- 135 m
- Tallest summit within 22.1 miles
- Williams Hill325 m · 10.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Ohio River Scenic Byway0.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:19local time
- Coordinates
- 37.6056, -88.2818
Shelter Bluff is a cliff in Illinois, at a modelled 135 m. Williams Hill stands 325 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Pounds Hollow Recreation Area, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 0.5 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Shelter Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Hill | W 261° | 325 m | 10.7 mi |
| Horton Hill | W 279° | 297 m | 8.6 mi |
| Wamble Mountain | W 272° | 287 m | 9.5 mi |
| Cave Hill | NW 305° | 284 m | 9.1 mi |
| High Knob | W 262° | 279 m | 2.6 mi |
| Potato Hill | WSW 255° | 270 m | 11.6 mi |
| Garden Of the Gods | W 269° | 262 m | 5.6 mi |
| Benham Hill | WSW 238° | 252 m | 12.8 mi |
- 0.5 mi off the Ohio River Scenic BywayNational
- 203.8 mi off the River Road Scenic BywayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- High Knob: 2.6 mi
- Maher Hill: 5.3 mi
- Garden Of the Gods: 5.6 mi
- Colbert Hill: 6.3 mi
- Hicks Dome: 7.0 mi
Cliffs: 36
- Shelter Bluff: 0.6 mi
- Buzzard Point Arch: 4.2 mi
- Arch of the Gods: 5.3 mi
- Stone Face: 9.3 mi
- Barker Bluff: 10.9 mi
Parks: 29
- Iron Furnace: 7.8 mi
- Cardinal Park: 10.0 mi
- Justin Livingston Park: 10.8 mi
- Bill Cook Memorial Park: 13.3 mi
- Ridgway Park: 13.8 mi
Nature reserves: 15
- Pounds Hollow Recreation Area: 0.2 mi
- Saline County State Fish and Wildlife Area: 8.6 mi
- Martha's Woods: 14.2 mi
- Lusk Creek Canyon Nature Preserve: 15.4 mi
- War Bluff Valley Sanctuary: 16.0 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Blue Blaze Cascade: 1.1 mi
- Ripple Canyon Falls: 1.7 mi
- Arch of the Gods Cascade: 5.2 mi
- Panther Falls: 9.7 mi
- Panther Cascade: 9.8 mi
Attractions: 14
- Herod Cave: 8.9 mi
- Cave in Rock: 11.7 mi
- Harrisburg Daily Register: 16.8 mi
- Harrisburg Remodeling: 16.8 mi
- Graf Ink Printing: 16.9 mi
Historic sites: 12
- Fluorspar Miners Memorial: 13.4 mi
- Old Wall: 15.4 mi
- Homestead of Judge Samuel Elder: 17.2 mi
- Lakeview Cemetery: 18.3 mi
- Lakeview School: 18.6 mi
Museums: 8
- Old Slave House - Closed to the Public: 8.6 mi
- Olde Towne Hall Village History: 9.5 mi
- John Marshall House Museum: 10.0 mi
- Fluorspar Museum: 13.0 mi
- Saline County Area Museum: 16.7 mi
Natural arches: 5
- Alien Arch: 4.6 mi
- Purse Strap Arch: 5.7 mi
- Elephant Arch: 6.1 mi
- Natural Bridge: 15.3 mi
- Natural Bridge: 21.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Lakeview: 1.1 mi
- High Knob: 2.6 mi
- Pine Point: 24.6 mi
- Goose Bay: 24.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Decker Spring: 6.4 mi
- Negro Spring: 6.9 mi
- Bell Smith Springs: 21.5 mi
Artworks: 2
- Cheif Tecumseh Statue: 8.6 mi
- Big John: 16.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:40 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:17 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 15:58 | 16:39 |
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